Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES CA3000002
CITY OF MORRO BAY WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY, Morro Bay, CA: NPDES CA3000002 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 110Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
CITY OF MORRO BAY WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY, held by City of Morro Bay, holds NPDES permit CA3000002, which discharges to Pacific Ocean. EPA’s file records it issued June 16, 2022 and expiring August 4, 2027. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 15, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | CITY OF MORRO BAY WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | City of Morro Bay |
| NPDES ID | CA3000002 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | June 16, 2022 |
| Expiration date | August 4, 2027 |
| Address | Morro Bay, CA 93442 |
| Receiving water | Pacific Ocean |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 110Pollutants on file
- 110Under a numeric limit
- 110With a violation of any kind
- 2With an effluent exceedance
An effluent exceedance is a discharge monitoring report value over the permit’s numeric limit (EPA’s violation code E90). A violation of any kind also counts a report not filed. Each row is EPA’s own count for that pollutant; the 60 with the most exceedances of 110 are shown.
| Pollutant or measure | Limits | Violations, any kind | Effluent exceedances | Latest exceedance | Largest exceedance, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pH | 6 | 13 | 1 | July 4, 2024 | |
| Copper, total recoverable | 11 | 2 | 1 | December 31, 2025 | 12% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 8 | 34 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 8 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Solids, settleable | 6 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Turbidity | 6 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 6 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease | 9 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Flow, total | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Flow, total | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, total general | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 11 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Enterococci | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| TU Static 48Hr Chronic Macrocystis pyrifera | 10 | 2 | 0 | ||
| TU Static 48Hr Chronic Crassostrea gigas | 10 | 2 | 0 | ||
| TU Static 48Hr Chronic Haliotis rufescens | 10 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Static 48Hr Chronic Mytilis Species | 10 | 2 | 0 | ||
| TU Static Renewal 7-Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 10 | 2 | 0 | ||
| TU Static Renewal 7-Day Chronic Holmesimysis costata | 10 | 2 | 0 | ||
| TU Static Renewal 7-Day Chronic Menidia beryllina | 10 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Toxic Units Static Renewal 7-Day Chronic Atherinops affinis | 10 | 2 | 0 | ||
| TU Static 20Min Chronic Strongyl. purpuratus | 10 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Static 20Min Chronic Dendraster excentricus | 10 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Duration | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Volume, total | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total recoverable | 11 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total recoverable | 11 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, hexavalent [as Cr] | 11 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total recoverable | 11 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Silver total recoverable | 11 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 11 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total recoverable | 11 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total recoverable | 11 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total recoverable | 11 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total recoverable | 11 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, total [as CN] | 10 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Endosulfan, total | 10 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Endrin | 10 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 10 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Phenols, chlorinated | 10 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Hexachlorocyclohexane, total | 10 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Phenolic compounds, unchlorinated | 10 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Beryllium, total recoverable [as Be] | 9 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, trivalent [as Cr] | 9 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Antimony, total recoverable | 9 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Thallium, total recoverable | 8 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2-Methyl-4,6-dinitrophenol | 8 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Tributyltin | 8 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons [PAHs] | 8 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Dichlorobromomethane | 8 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Carbon tetrachloride | 8 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1,2-Dichloroethane | 8 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Dibromochloromethane | 8 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Chloroform | 8 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Toluene | 8 | 1 | 0 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES limits and effluent violations files (ECHO download); up to 60 rows shown, most exceedances first.
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES CA3000002.
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not include the inspections, formal enforcement actions and informal enforcement actions files, so this page shows none of them. EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO lists this permit’s inspections, enforcement actions and penalties.
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES violation, inspection and enforcement files (ECHO download); up to 50 rows of each shown, newest first.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 15, 2026.